I l For bonds >TAMPS > . flppgpi ■ • > ■ VOLUME SIX PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HEED SAT. No Local Ticket Primary elections . will be held on Saturday, May 30 but there will be no lo cal ticket and to date little interest has been shown in the coming primary. For U. S Senator on the Republican ticket are Sto ver W. Klutz and Sam I | Morris. For U. S. Senator on the Democratic ticket, Josiah W. Bailey, Richard T. Fountain. For member of Congress 11th district: A. L. Bui win kle, Claude B. Woltz. * -r i CLAUDE B. WOLTZ, CANDIDATE FOR CON GRESS HERE Clkude B. Woltz, Candi date for congress from the new 11th district, was i n Yancey county on Wed nesday and Thursday. In speaking of his candi dacy Mr/Woltz expressed his unqualified support of the present war effort; and his interest in serving his country in the present crisis. During World War I. he held the rank of cap tain and served for many months in France NOTICE Yarn for knitting sweat ers for the Red Cross has come and those who wish to knit may get yarn and directions from Mrs. H. G. Fletcher, chairman o f knitting. 1 COUNTY AGENT’S FARM NOTES Wool Pool Will Be Held At Cane River The Yancey County wool pool will be held at Cane River Post Office (Rad ford’s Mill) Friday morn ing, May 29th. All sheep growers have been notified to bring or send their wool in on the above date, when it will be weighed and sold to the highest bidder. The sale will be held at noon. It is hoped that the pool will have 2500 to 3000 pounds for this sale. ★ ★ hi/Uat you&u? With WAR BONDS •k *1 The 155-millimeter gun is the mod ern version of the old "GPF” of World War I days. It has a range fifty percent greater than the old, gun, heaving a 95-pound projectile approximately 15 miles. It is capa ble of high road speed and each one costs (50,000. Arsenals of America are working at terrific speed turning out this long range, effective weapon for our armed forces. You and your neigh bor working hand-in-hand in unity can make possible the purchase of an adequate of these guns by buying War Bonds. Put 10 per cent of your income in War Bonds to help reach your county quota, every - pay day. THE YANCEY RECORD “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. ROBINSON DAIRY INSTALLS PASTEUR IZATION PLANT Mr. Grover Robinson, of Boonford, N. C. has had milk pasteurization equip ment installed at his plant. This is the first Pasteuri zer „ to be located in this section With this equip ment th£ Grade A Raw milk, which he has former ly been producing and selling, will be heated to a temperature of 143 degrees Farenheit and held at this temperature for thirty ; minutes. The time and temperatu re of pasteurization are de signed to -be to kill any harmful micro-or ganisms with the least pos sible effect upon the milk itself. It does not alter the taste, appearance or diges tibility of milk. Pasteuriz ed milk implies precaution, protection, and prevention. Next to water purification, -pasteurization is the most important single preventi tive measure in the field- of sanitation. The people of Yancey County may well -consider this a boost to their milk industry. —(T. G. Ellis, Sanitarian, Dist rict Health Department.) ' • % ACCEPTS POSITION IN ASHEVILLE Ralph Hall has complet ed his course at Cecil’s Business College, Asheville and has accepted a posit ion in that city. OFFICES ARE ELECTED BY LEGION POST HERE The regular meeting of the American Legion Post and the Auxiliary was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Silver at Mica ville on Tuesday evening. Legion members elected the following officers for the coming year: Comman der, R. A. Charles; vice commander, Oscar L. You ng; adjutant, Monroe Mc- Intosh ; service officer, Dover R; Fouts; sergeant at arms, R. N. Silver; cha plain, Dr. W. B. Robertson; historian, W. W. Hennes see; athletic director, R. A. Charles; child welfare of ficer, Guss Peterson; Ame ricanism officer, Hobart Ray; employment officer, James Hutchins; Boys’ State, Carl Silver; member ship, H. G. Bailey; Sons of Legion, W. A. Covey. Delegates were named to the state convention which will be held in Asheville June 20-22. Members of the Auxili ary also elected their offi cers. These are: President, Mrs. C R. Hamrick; vice president, Mrs. Dover Fouts; secretary and trea surer, Mrs. H. G. Fletcher; historian, Mrs. W. W. Hen nessee; chaplain, Mrs. W- B. Robertson; sergeant at arms, Mrs. R. A. Charles. Since the state conven tion will meet on June 22, the June meeting will be held on June 16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hennessee. BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY '28,. 1942 ! FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED FOR MRS. C. R. BRADFORD Mrs. C.rR. Bradford, 76, died at fier home at Bee • Log Friday morning at I 2:30 o’clock. Funeral ser . vices were held i S. Navy and for the pre* i sent is stationed there. Mr. . Shepherd reports a fine trip. | SYMBOL OF PATRIOTISM | ■ ,- - -»• . ", " ''j. j ' *t fl V\\ m.- If**** Minute Mas Flies High —This is the new Minute Man War Bond flag, designed by the Treasury Department for firms and organiza tions which attain more than 90 percent participation in War Sav ings Bonds frtirchases by their em ployees or members through a sys- I lematic purchase plan. The Minute | Man is emblazoned in white on a blue background, surrounded by thirteen stars, representing the Nation’s thirteen founding States. When companies, labor unions. . ' HOME AGENT’S NOTES Attend District Meeting The annual meeting of the- second (listricFOf N. C.j Federation of Home Dem onstration • clubs was held at Marion, N. C., May 22, 1942. Representatives from i Yanggy e*jwjty attending were: Mrs. Jessie Radford, Cane River; Mrs. R. S. Bal ; lew, Celo; Mrs. Ira Hatch, Celo and Mrs. Ben Brost, ; Celo in the interest of the I club work, and Miss Thel ma Allen for the 4-H work. ! Reports were heard from | each county and the main speaker was Mrs. Charles I W. Sewell, Administrative •Director, Associated Wo men of the American Farm | Bureau Federation, Chic ago, 111. Rosetta King of Cane River won third place with an average of 97 in the; 4-H Western District He-i alth Contest held in Ashe ville on May 25. ifepresen tatives from 18 counties participated in the contest Macon County won first place and Jackson County second. County Council Will Meet Saturday morning at 10 County Council meeting will be held in the home agent’s office and all officers-hf each home demonstration club are re quested to be present. Sev eral important issues will be discussed, officers will i be elected and Miss Anna Rowe, western district ag gns, wfill meet withe the group. W. M. U. ASSOCIATION WILL MEET — 1 vi T;he annual W. M. U. Associational meeting will be held in the Burnsville Baptist church on June 5 at 10:00 o’clock. The sub ject of the day is “Lighted That We May Lighten”. We urge each member of the different societies to be present. Each pastor is invited to attend. —(Mrs. A. Z. Jam erson, Superintendent.) and other organizations top the 90 ’ percent figure, they will receive i special Minute Man Certificate o Award signed by Secretary Moi genthau, the State Administrate] and the State Chairman of., th War Savings Staff, the Treasur; Department announced. This cei tificate entitles the recipient to fl| the flag, which is being manufac tured in various sizes and is sold b; licensed suppliers at a nomins orice. BALD CREEK NEWS Sugar rationing regist ration for canning purpos ;es was the center of inter est in Bald Creek Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. 1 i ,The Busy Bee society of the Methodist church is meeting Friday afternoon of this w T eek at the home jof the president, Mary Chadwick Severs. The so-i ciety was organized a few! weeks ago and has been very busy at work for the church. The society rend ered a Mother’s Day pro gram at the chu&h on Sun day night, May 10. Glenn Proffitt, leading merchant of this section of Yancey County, returned last Stittday from the Mis-! j*sion hospital at Asheville where he received treat-, ; ment for two weeks. He lis now able to be in the ; store here part of the time. Mr. and Mrs. Kiah Hens-! ley and children of Weav erville were guests of Mrs. Frank Hensley and daugh ters the past Sunday. Mrs. Mabel Hughes and; daughter, Barbara Ann, of Fayetteville have been vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hensley, for the past several days. TOLEDO NEWS Mrs. John Letterman re turned home Monday after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Duncan, on Cox’s Creek. Kathleen Johnson and Juanita Bailey spent Sat urday in Bakersville Quite a few of the peo ple in our community have! been attending the revivals! at Jacks Creek and Covey Rock. Several of the f people here are planning to work at the canning factory at Green Mtn. this season. The Sunday School at Zion Baptist Church is progressing nicely with an average . attehdance of a bout 80. E. B.- Bailey spent Mon day in Mars Hill. NUMBER FORTY-THREE SIX MEN ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL Six prisoners escaped from the Yancey county jail on Monday afternoon at 4:30. Two of them, Sam McCourrv and Sam Autrey have been returned to jail. The break was made when the jailer, Emmett Ledford, was putting a prisoner in. The Ynen took Mr. Ledford’s gun and keys, locked him in a cell and escaped. The other prisoners were Cecil Silver, charged with slaying his wife on April 16; and three men from Johnson City who were charged with stealing a number of tires recently at Ramseytown and Higgins. To Attend Graduating Exercises In Maryland *m 11 ' • ' ' I Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Ben nett, Miss Eloise Bennett and Mrs. Mark Bennett will attend graduating ex ercises at the University of Maryland Medical School. Van B. Bennett will re ceive his medical degree and his commission as first lieutenant in the army. Miss Sybil Corbett who has visited here several times > | will also receive her de cree. She will interne at ! Woman’s Hospital, Balti , more. I LOCAL THEATRE TO LAUNCH DRIVE - TO SELL STAMPS Decoration Day, which pays tribute to our .fight ers of past wars, will also be used to honor the armed forces of the present con flict. The Yancey Theatre together with some 15,000 j theatres throughout the' nation, will launch on May] 30 a great, all-out cam paign to sell U. S. War ! Savings Bonds and Stamps to the 80,000,000 movie goers of America. Stamps | and bonds will be on sale at all theatres, night and day, including Sundays and holidays. When every oth er place is colsed, movie j goers will still be able to I buy war securities at the local movie. . Under auspices of the, war Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Ind ustry, all theatres in the country are becoming stamp and bond agencies. The drive will continue for the duration. Ie is hop ed that the vast .mass of moviegoers wiH 1 become the nation’s most active buyers of stamps and bonds—a veritable Moviegoers’ Vic tory Legion! Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. ! Price of Marion, announce the birth of a son, -.Dennis Michael, at Marion General hospital May 22. Mrs. f*Hce is the former Miss Georgia Wyatte of Micaville. tAS MAKE every VgVFgs HAY day t\ BOND DAY ST or SPIHbMO—SAVt OOIIAiS ’■ " Nil. 11.1 _ make Us every vySSSS payday day PLEDGE CAMPAIGN FOR WAR BONDS URGES PURCHASE ; Every state, every coun ty and every citizen is urg ed to purchase war bonds and stamps in a nation wide pledge campaign now under way. \ All wage earners are asked to pledge at least 10 percent of every - pay check iso that the saving mayJbe.— systematic? This plan, also, will- encourage the use of current income for this purpose rather than the investment of principal al ready saved up/ ' Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, under whose auspices the pledge is befftg, made, has stated that this is no “tok en” campaign and that the vast citizen array is expect ed to make a real-invest ment in America. Up to “the very limit that each a person can afford without, actually taking food and other necessities from him self and family,” the Sec , retary said. Far Reaching The pledge campaign is the most far rea ;'ching and wide-spread at - tempt to reach the people : of North Carolina ever at - tempted lit is the' objcts tive of the Treasury De partment to pledge every one in the gigantic* task to raise the necessary money to meet America’s war costs. In this connection Sec retary Morgenthau stated i that lie has no goal in doll ars in this-campaign. “I have been much no re irteres-ul in reach' g vast numbers of individual? and in absorbing currerit in come rather than accumu lated savings in the hanks,” Secretary Morgenthau de clared, adding, “In this campaign there is no ex emption for any group or any per»on. We m/sl foll ow through not only in terms of a few m.ii'on in dividuals or two or three billions of dollars, but by a determined effort to reach every individual in this country.” Exceed Quota For May The quota for this coun ty for May was S4BOO and this was exceeded. The next quota has not been re leased yet but will probab ly be an increase. BOLENS CREEK ft* Mir and Mrs. Marion Boone visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ray Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans and family visited Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Allen Sunday. Miss Janette Penland is home from Asheville coll ege?. ~ Frank Fox who is em ployed' at Newpo% News, Va. spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Fox. Mrs. Bill Smith is in an Asheville hospital where she underwent an operat ion last Tuesday. She is im proving nicely. ~ ■.&